, 1887-09-01
By Fair Means or Foul.

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fore US, brings information that sub
scription papers are being circulated
there for the University-in hopes
of somehow securing its location.
Citizens of that place are also credit
ed with circulating a statement 10 the
effect that Bishop Fowler said that
Port Townsend must have an educa-
tional institution, to reward her for
what she had done, but that Tacoma
could finally secure the University if
she gave enough, &c, We do not
know whether anybody claiming re-
spectability circulates such falsehoods
or not, but We do undertake to say
that Bishop Fowler never made a
statement that could possibly be tor
tured into semblance of what he Is
credited with by the over Jealous,
selfish, unscrupulous, double dealing
individuals who resort to such means
In Tacoma to accomplish the result
they so much desire. What Bishop
Fowler did say was exactly the op-
posite. He said in Port Townsend,
and in Tacoma, that if Port Town
send raised its amount agreed upon,
the University must be located as per
order of the conference last fall. He
told Tacoma people that they might
go ahead and get subscriptions if they
chose fer an academy or feeder for
the University, but that they need not
expect to get the leading institution
away from Port Townsend unless
Port Townsend failed to raise the
amount in land and money that was
the basis of her contract. So that
any attempt to raise subscriptions in
Tacoma upon any other statement
credited to the Bishop is rank double
dealing and falsehood. The Bishop
did not attempt to conceal his own
personal preference for Tacoma as a
location-but was emphatic against
compromising the honor of the
Church.
Ii the Tacoma busybodies were
honorable they would not attempt
the violation of solemn contract.
Port Townsend does not envy Taco
ma her prominence, her public insti--
tutions, nor her propects-but Port
Townsend proposes to make no half
way work about the University-not
in the role of the baby act, nor in be-
seeching tones to the Conference
imploring it to do its part-but by
demanding honorable compliance
with a contract that is binding at
common law, and in equity between
man and man, and sacred before high
heaven. Our case will be presented
on the strongest possible ground,
VIZ: that of substantial and liberal
ful6llment of our part Of the agree
ment. There is not an individual in
Tacoma but would, if similarly stu
ated toward any other individual.
stand upon his rights, and invoke the
strong arm of the law if necessary, to
compel fair and just treatment. Is
an aggregation of individuals any less
responsible for its contracts?
a gentleman who sees clearly and
keenly recently said what Bishop
Fowler ought to have seen ere this,
viz: that the townsite quarrel and
rivalry between Seattle and Tacoma
would probably last fifty years, and
that the University if located at either
place would incur the hostility of the
other, and would thus be seriously
crippled from the start-while both
would heartily support it on the op
posite side of the Sound. This much.
however. as to the policy of loea
ton. The question got beyond that
point long ago. It was unanimously
resolved, after whole years deliber
alton, to locate at Port Townsend for
a fifty Thousand dollar bonms-and
now the question is by no means a
matter of choice, but plain, business
contract.
The last son of Henry Clay is dead
Henry Clay, Jr.. died like a hero. at
Buena Vista. james B. Clay made
a fortune III business, redeemed Ash
land from his fathers creditors, was
elected to Congress By the Demo-
crats, AMI when the Civil War broke
out, being q Union man and averse to
with lis old ncighbors.
went to Canada and died. The last
of the family, who died last week, was
n quiet farmer and horse breeded.